Dehradun: Voting is going on in five Lok Sabha seats of Uttarakhand since Friday morning. The enthusiasm of the voters is visible at the polling booths. The bride and groom also reached the polling booths to vote. The bride Sonali also voted at the Government Model Primary School, Ranakot, in the Kot development block. Sonali came from village Bakrora with her groom to cast her vote. Sonali said that everyone must vote.
cast vote before departure
At the same time, in Halduchaud area of Haldwani, a bride cast her vote before bidding farewell after the marriage. After this she left for her in-laws house Someshwar. Bride Gayatri has also appealed to all the people to go to vote. Because it is very important to cast your vote first. Therefore everyone should use their vote.
Voting taking place on all five seats in Uttarakhand
Let us tell you that voting is going on peacefully under tight security on all the five seats. According to the information received from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, voting started at 7 in the morning at all the polling stations in the state and will continue till 5 in the evening. 11,729 polling stations have been set up in 13 districts of the state for voting. More than 83 lakh voters will decide the fate of 55 candidates aspiring to become MPs from all the Lok Sabha seats in the state – Pauri Garhwal, Tehri, Almora (reserved), Haridwar and Nainital.
Four candidates are contesting elections for the first time
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won five Lok Sabha seats in the state in 2014 and 2019, is expected to repeat its old performance this time too, while the Congress is trying to regain its lost political ground. BJP has again expressed confidence in Ajay Bhatt from Nainital, Ajay Tamta from Almora and Malrajya Lakshmi Shah from Tehri, while from Haridwar it is betting on former Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat in place of Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and party spokesperson Anil Baluni in place of Tirath Singh Rawat from Pauri Garhwal. Have played. Congress has nominated former state president Ganesh Godiyal from Pauri Garhwal, Virendra Rawat, son of former Chief Minister Harish Rawat from Haridwar, Jot Singh Gunsola from Tehri, Prakash Joshi from Nainital and Pradeep Tamta from Almora. Except Tamta, all the other four candidates are contesting the Lok Sabha elections for the first time.
Report- Bhupendra Rawat, Sunil Dutt Pandey
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